- New England Patriots (10-3) | 3 | Well, that was impressive
- Houston Texans (11-2) | 1 | Lopsided losses to elite teams a concern
- Atlanta Falcons (11-2) | 2 | Nothing matters now 'til postseason
- Denver Broncos (10-3) | 5 | Manning-Brady for a Super Bowl berth again?
- San Francisco 49ers (9-3-1) | 6 | Can Kaepernick do it in postseason?
- Green Bay Packers (9-4) | 7 | Rodgers makes Falcons, 49ers nervous in playoffs
- Baltimore Ravens (9-4) | 4 | Changing OC huge gamble for playoff-bound team
- New York Giants (8-5) | 9 | When they're good no one is better
- Seattle Seahawks (8-5) | 11 | Starting to get respect they deserve
- Indianapolis Colts (9-4) | 12 | Don't count them out of AFC South race
- Washington Redskins (7-6) | 13 | Safe to assume this won't be last RGIII injury watch
- Dallas Cowboys (7-6) | 16 | Suddenly back in this thing
- Chicago Bears (8-5) | 8 | Taking on that "hanging-on" look
- Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6) | 10 | Shocking loss Sunday gave a lot of others hope
- Cincinnati Bengals (7-6) | 14 | Loss at Dallas a huge missed opportunity
- Minnesota Vikings (7-6) | 18 | Players coming off ACLs don't do what AP is doing
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-7) | 15 | Crushing loss... absolutely crushing
- New Orleans Saints (5-8) | 17 | Wait 'til next year
- St. Louis Rams (6-6-1) | 22 | Fisher has this team going in right direction
- New York Jets (6-7) | 24 | Still in it... barely
- San Diego Chargers (5-8) | 21 | Too little, way too late
- Cleveland Browns (5-8) | 26 | Suddenly, the future looks a little brighter
- Miami Dolphins (5-8) | 19 | Offense staggering last six weeks
- Detroit Lions (4-9) | 20 | Odd team out in tough NFC North
- Buffalo Bills (5-8) | 23 | No playoff appearances since 1999 – streak continues
- Carolina Panthers (4-9) | 28 | Newton starting to show signs of life again
- Tennessee Titans (4-9) | 25 | Only team without victory in AFC South
- Philadelphia Eagles (4-9) | 30 | There's some potential here at QB
- Oakland Raiders (3-10) | 29 | New year, same story
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-11) | 31 | Yes, they moved up (see: Arizona)
- Kansas City Chiefs (2-11) | 32 | Yes, they moved up, too (again, see: Arizona)
- Arizona Cardinals (4-9) | 27 | Nine consecutive losses and 58-0: rock bottom
